Diplomatic-Crisis

Trump Calls Haiti and African Nations 'Shithole Countries' in Bipartisan Immigration Meeting

2018-01-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

During a bipartisan meeting with senators in the Oval Office to discuss immigration, President Trump asked why the United States would want people from ‘shithole countries’ while being briefed on changes to the visa lottery system. Trump questioned why America would want immigrants from …

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NSA Monitored Angela Merkel's Phone and 35 Other World Leaders

2013-10-24 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Guardian newspaper reported, citing documents obtained from Edward Snowden, that the National Security Agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The leaked NSA memo, dated October 2006, revealed that senior U.S. government officials …

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